Independent MLA Thomas Emerson introduced the Electoral (Gambling Industry) Amendment Bill 2026 in June, which would ban donations from entities connected to the gambling industry. His proposal comes amid an ongoing ACT Government push to reduce gambling harm within the Territory.
ABC’s Political Editor Jacob Greber said on 730 that the Greens’ decision on how to vote on the carbon credit method’s disallowance motion is “reprising memories of another hard-fought battle over climate policy”, the vote on the Rudd Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in 2009. What does a vote 17 years ago have to do with next week’s disallowance motion, and what lessons might the Greens take from the CPRS history?
14 August marked a historic moment in Anthony Albanese’s professional career: he has now served longer as Prime Minister than Paul Keating, making him the 11th longest serving PM. However, the Albanese Government’s time in power has been marked by its lack of ambition.
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from journalists and the public help hold governments to account. Let’s have a look at thirteen FOI stories from around Australia and what they tell us about the policies and operations of different governments.
The NDIS provides reasonable and necessary supports to people with disability so that they can live everyday life – to get out of bed, go to work, eat, breathe and be part of our communities. These proposed cuts are neither reasonable nor necessary.
These news stories show that FOI plays an important role in Australian democracy, but governments too often drag their feet on releasing information that the public is entitled to. The ABC reported in April that requests for documents from Victoria Police are now slower than at any point in its history, with those seeking access now facing a nine-month wait.
If allowed to continue their spread across Australia, fire ants could cause significant environmental, social and economic damage – to the tune of more than $22 billion by the 2040s. And every year, they could cost households over $1.08 billion.
Rebekha Sharkie is right: Australia Institute research has found that Medicare is failing regional and remote Australians, with rural people getting sicker and dying younger than their city counterparts.
Every Australian has a right to access government information. Requests for access are increasingly delayed, but journalists and members of the public are still using freedom of information law to keep the government on its toes.
There is a surprising similarity between Australia and the Academy Awards (hint: it isn’t Jacob Elordi). The Oscars uses preferential voting, or a ranked-choice ballot, to determine category winners – the same method Australia uses to decide elections.
